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Elsewhere I've seen detailed analyses of "Trials and Tribble-ations" by members of the prop/costume/replicas community, harping on about all the details that were wrong in the episode. If I were the set designer working on this upcoming ep, I'd probably just think "Why bother trying too hard? No matter how close I get it, there'll still be someone who finds fault. . ."
quote:Originally posted by FawnDoo: [ - for an episode that is trying to take a darker tone I think the disparity between the NX-01's advanced sets and the relative simplicity of the Defiant would be too jarring...
It's also possible that we'll see the Defiant a while after Mirror-Archer has it, including modifications he would have had to make in order to run the ship. Unless his crew figured out every system in every way and used it as is. Which I don't expect. A bunch of "greeblies" on the consoles would cover up the 'retro' look of the original series and logically explain why Archer can run an advanced ship. And at the very least he'll paint a Sword 'n Earth decal on the doors.
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TOS era technology is more difficult to figure out than TNG era technology? It seemed like anyone and everyone, regardless of their tech level and ability, was able to flawlessly access any Enterprise-D or other 24th century systems.
Even 22nd Century thief Berlinghoff Rasmussen was able to figure out that time machine.
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quote:And at the very least he'll paint a Sword 'n Earth decal on the doors.
And the kicker - he'll rename the ship "Enterprise", and the newish starship will remain in Imperial service over a century later, thus explaining why Evil Kirk and his Evil Crew have a ship that's basically identical to the REAL TOS Enterprise, despite having over two centuries' divergence.
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They don't really have to update the sets at all. Leave them like they were in TOS and have someone make an offhand comment about how minimalist things are apparently going to be in the future.
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I think they can get away with reproducing the old sets and still make them look viable. It all hinges on the lighting and computer displays really.
It seems like they're going to build a whole range of TOS sets! The cynical part of me says it's a bad idea to make Star Trek into fanboy mayhem, but damn, this is sounds like so much fun!
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It's possible that the mirror universe prefix is inspired by the Defiant. They saw the "USS" and liked it, but thought it sounded too much like "Us! All Together! Love!". That's bad, so they made it "Iss", which sounds like a snake hiss. And if there's a more evil animal than a snake, I don't want to know.
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quote:Originally posted by Lee: Elsewhere I've seen detailed analyses of "Trials and Tribble-ations" by members of the prop/costume/replicas community, harping on about all the details that were wrong in the episode. If I were the set designer working on this upcoming ep, I'd probably just think "Why bother trying too hard? No matter how close I get it, there'll still be someone who finds fault. . ."
Although I hate stuff like this, do you know the site(s)? I want to see some nerd scream about the fact that Jein's Enterprise model looked better but SLIGHTLY INACCURATE when compared to the original.
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So I wonder how the issue of where the weapons on a TOS Constitution are and what they look like will be handled. Not that they've gone crazy-go-nuts about making sure Enterprise's weapons are always coming from the right place, but they're usually coming from somewhere near the right area.
Secondly, I sure hope this intrusion from the 24th century episode isn't meant to act as a series finale, because filling up screentime with one-off guest stars doesn't sound like a good way to give Enterprise's characters a satisfying ending.
"How do our characters feel about the end of their voyage? Who cares! Look, a couple of people from a Star Trek people bothered to watch!"
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I dunno - this could be the compromise for not getting Shatner. Also, if we ARE to have this be the series finale (and the shelving of Trek for the forseeable future), there might be a certain piquancy to having the "firstest" and "lastest" crews interacting a bit.
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